NOTICES TO FELLOWS. 



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July 24.— Carnation and Picotee Society. 

 September 19. — National Rose Society. 

 December 13 and 14. — The Potato Society. 



Copies of the Schedules for these Shows may be obtained from the 

 Honorary Secretary of each Society. 



25. LECTURES. 



The new Lecture Room is fitted with an electric lantern of the most 

 modern construction ; electric current, gas, and water are laid on, and 

 every provision has been made for the due illustration and delivery of 

 Lectures. 



Any Fellows willing to Lecture, or to communicate Papers on interest- 

 ing subjects, are requested to communicate with the Secretary. 



26. EXAMINATIONS. 



1. The Society will hold an examination on Thursday, January 11, 

 1906, specially intended for gardeners employed in Public Parks and 

 Gardens belonging to County Councils, City Corporations, and similar 

 bodies. This examination will be conducted in the Royal Horticultural 

 Society's Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W. No entry can be 

 accepted after December 31, 1905. 



2. The Society's Annual Examination in the Principles and Practice 

 of Horticulture will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 1906. Candidates 

 should send in their names not later than March 1. Full particulars may 

 be obtained by sending a stamped and directed envelope to the Society's 

 offices. Copies of the Questions set from 1893 to 1905 (price Is. 9cZ. , or 

 10s. a dozen) may also be obtained from the office. The Society is 

 willing to hold an examination wherever a magistrate, clergyman, school- 

 master, or other responsible person accustomed to examinations will 

 consent to supervise one on the Society's behalf. 



In connection with this examination a scholarship of £25 a year for 

 two years is offered by the Worshipful Company of Gardeners to be 

 awarded after the 1906 examination to the student who shall pass highest, 

 if he is willing to accept the conditions attaching thereto. The main 

 outline of these conditions is that the holder must be of the male sex, 

 and between the ages of 18 and 22 years, and that he should study 

 gardening for one year at least at the Royal Horticultural Society's 

 Gardens at Wisley, conforming to the general rules laid down there for 

 Students. In the second year of the Scholarship he may, if he like, con- 

 tinue his studies at some other place at home or abroad which is approved 

 by the Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, and by the 

 Council of the Royal Horticultural Society. In case of two or more 

 eligible students being adjudged equal, the Council reserve to themselves 

 the right to decide which of them shall be presented to the Scholarship. 



3. The Society will hold an Examination in Cottage and Allotment 

 Gardening on Wednesday, April 11, 1906. This examination is intended 

 for, and is confined to, Elementary and Technical School Teachers. It is 

 undertaken in view of the increasing demand in country districts that the 



